Headmaster's Blog
- Published on 10/03/23 by Natalie Hunt
Quality assured
We are sorry we have had to take the rare decision to close this morning, and I hope that it does not cause you too much inconvenience. As you know, lessons are being provided online, so children should be happily and productively occupied. The weather is due to improve, so we will make decisio...Read More - Published on 03/03/23 by Natalie Hunt
Making every second count
I imagine you have followed some of the current controversy over the ‘Lockdown Files’: leaked WhatsApp messages between Matt Hancock, former Health Secretary, and other ministers, including from December 2020 when they were debating whether to close schools for a second time. Whether...Read More - Published on 17/02/23 by Natalie Hunt
Safety First
Our Duke of Edinburgh ‘season’ began last weekend with a Gold award expedition to the Peak District – and our Bronze pupils will soon be shouldering their packs and enjoying some healthy exercise too. I love walking myself, and learning to read a map when we otherwise rely on sat n...Read More - Published on 10/02/23 by Natalie Hunt
Signposts
We were pleased last night to welcome Year 9 parents into school to talk about the ‘GCSE Years’ - with presentations on subject choices, careers guidance and choices in life. I genuinely believe that those ‘right’ choices or decisions in life have become more difficult for ou...Read More - Published on 03/02/23 by Natalie Hunt
I know you
I have enjoyed welcoming some of you into school for parents’ evenings in the last fortnight. I am naturally pleased when parents comment as they leave that the teachers know their child very well and have given frank, specific and encouraging advice. This is especially important for Years 11...Read More - Published on 27/01/23 by Natalie Hunt
Care and responsibility
It was great to be back together as a school in St Nicholas’ Hall for assembly on Monday, after Trial exams had meant a return to a blended version at the start of term. In assembly, we enjoy celebrating pupils’ many achievements, successes and contributions. It is also one of the ways i...Read More - Published on 20/01/23 by Natalie Hunt
Staying above the line
In one of the units of our Sixth Form Ivy House Award, we introduce students to the concept of ‘staying above the line’. They are asked to reflect on situations where they have reacted in a defensive, impulsive or aggressive manner during a discussion at home or in school, without listen...Read More - Published on 13/01/23 by Natalie Hunt
Inspiring a life-long love of learning
Our pupils in Years 11 and 13 are currently sitting Trial (mock) exams as preparation for national tests in the summer. They are approaching their Trials very sensibly, for they know that the outcome of their exams will be a prime determinant of their next step in education. Teachers will do their b...Read More - Published on 06/01/23 by Natalie Hunt
Happy New Year!
You will recall that two years ago we had needed to inform parents and pupils the night before term began that we were again having to revert to online learning as a result of a second national lockdown. Thankfully, we are in a far better position today! That said, we know that some find this tim...Read More - Published on 09/12/22 by Natalie Hunt
Time to share
It has been a wonderful term! I am truly grateful for the contribution of all our pupils to our LGS community and for the energy with which so many have embraced all that their education offers them. I have been observing a number of lessons recently, and I am struck not only by our pupils...Read More - Published on 02/12/22 by Natalie Hunt
Growing together
As the nights draw in and the days become murkier, our ‘Change Team’ has recently published an online newsletter offering guidance to pupils on nutrition, sleep and motivation. The Team is a group of pupils meeting under the direction of Mrs Ewington, Director of Well-being and Co-curric...Read More - Published on 25/11/22 by Natalie Hunt
Education for Life
“It prepares us for the things in life which we don’t cover elsewhere at school.” So said a Year 13 student when I asked why we call PSHE ‘Life Education’ at LGS. We review and celebrate the work of different departments on a rolling basis, supporting their self-eval...Read More